intercalate

Meanings

Verb

insert (days) in a calendar
To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena.
To insert an extra month into a calendar for the same purpose, such as for the Hebrew calendar.
To insert a substance between two or more molecules, bases, cells, or tissues.
To insert anything somewhere (especially between other things), such as an affix into a word. (Compare interpolate.)

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intercalātus (perfect passive participle of intercalō (“I proclaim that something has been intercalated, I insert”)), from inter- (“between, among”) + calo (“I call, I proclaim”).

Scrabble Score: 13

intercalate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
intercalate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
intercalate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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